Welcome to Season 10 of Productivity Paradox with Tanya Dalton, a podcast focused on helping you

achieve your best life. Join Tanya this season as she explores the concept of bending time

so you could stay focused on what matters most. To get her free checklist, five minutes to peak

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And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton.

Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is episode

119. Today we're talking about why working long hours isn't really

productive. You see, in the pursuit of being productive, many people think that means we need to get

as many things done in the day. And that means working long hours, pushing through when we're

tired, all in the pursuit of doing

enough. And we talked about that idea of doing enough last week on the podcast. So today,

we're going to talk a little bit about how many hours we're working each week and how working

too many hours can actually decrease your productivity. You might be surprised

to learn that working more hours doesn't always mean you're getting more done. And I want to share

with you some really interesting history on the eight-hour workday and the 40-hour work week

and how other countries and even some companies are experimenting with alternative models

and finding a lot of success with them. We're also going to talk about the importance of taking

breaks, not skipping lunch, finding ways to be mindful. So we're not just churning and burning

through our work days, but we're really pursuing happy and fulfilling things that keep us feeling really good about our lives.

But before we jump in, I want to say a quick word about today's sponsor.

Gusto is a great resource for small businesses that not only offers easy to run payroll services,

but also HR support.

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